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Sarnia and Hamilton took to the ice Friday night at the Brock Street Barn for game one of the quarter final playdowns. With the Hamilton Reps being in the Championships the past two seasons and having eliminated the Sting the past two seasons from the playdowns as well, Sarnia was definitely done playing second fiddle to the Reps.
First period
action
started off
a little
stronger for
the Reps as
they
pressured
the Sting
early until
the nerves
settled down
in Sarnia as
they started
to gain some
momentum
each shift.
At the 11:00
minute mark
of the first
period and
some smart
puck
movement out
of their own
zone Sean
Ginnell
would put
the Sting up
1-0 on a low
glove shot
that beat
the Reps
goaltender.
Aiden
Chapdelaine
and Kyle
Adams would
pickup the
assists on
the play.
Shortly
after the
Sting would
be called
for a head
check and
the Reps
would go on
the power
play. After
keeping the
Reps out of
the Sting
zone on some
solid
penalty
killing the
Sting would
then be
fingered for
another
penalty
sending the
Reps on a
5on3 power
play
situation.
Sarnia would
then setup
there solid
5on3 penalty
killing unit
and with
some shot
blocking and
some solid
goaltending
by Riley
Collins the
Sting were
able to kill
off almost
all of the
the entire
penalties
but with
just seconds
left in the
last penalty
a Reps
player was
able to beat
the Sting
defenceman
wide and
pull the
puck across
the net and
slide it
under a
sprawling
Collins,
however the
net was
dislodged
before the
puck had a
chance to go
in the net
but the goal
was still
awarded to
the Reps on
the play
tying the
game up at
1-1. Late in
the first
period
Sarnia would
increase
their lead
with some
strong
forechecking
from the
line of
Chapdelaine,
Adams and
Ginnell who
consistently
created
scoring
chances all
night on the
Reps,
Ginnell
would move
the puck to
Adams who
would then
hit a wide
open Gage
Riddoch on
the point
who would
let one of
his patented
cannon's go
and beat the
Reps
goaltender
again low to
the glove
side giving
the Sting a
2-1 lead as
the first
period came
to a close.
Third period
action the
Reps came
out hard but
thanks to a
Sting give
away in
their own
zone
Hamilton was
on the
receiving
end of a
gift and
closed the
gap 4-2.
Both teams
had some
scoring
opportunities
during the
third period
but were
unable to
put the puck
past either
netminder
and with
just over 4
minutes
remaining in
the game
Sarnia would
be called on
a kneeing
penalty
giving the
Reps a
chance to
close in on
the Sting
lead. Again
the Sting
penalty kill
was firing
on all
cylinders as
they were
able to
block some
shots and
keep the
Reps to the
outside
giving the
Reps no
chance of
making this
game closer.
With just
over two
minutes left
in the game
and a Reps
players on
the ice hurt
after losing
an edge and
crashing
into the
boards,
Hamilton
would show
some
frustration
leading to a
huge
outbreak on
the ice
between the
teams with a
result of a
couple
players
being
ejected for
the
remaining
two minutes
but with no
suspensions.
After all
the
penalties
were figured
out Sarnia
would get
the extra
penalty
giving the
Reps a late
powerplay in
the game.
The two
teams will
be back in
action again
Sunday for
the third
time in
three days
back in
Sarnia.
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